Tue February 13, 2018
Elliott Equipment Company Celebrates 70 Years in Business
Elliott Equipment Company, a manufacturer of truck mounted material handling work platforms, cranes and digger derricks, is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2018. Elliott Equipment Company was founded in 1948 by Dick Elliott....
Wed February 07, 2018
ALL Family of Companies Adds Eight New Units From Manitowoc
The ALL Family of Companies is once again expanding its fleet with the purchase of eight cranes from Manitowoc. The package includes two each of the MLC650 crawler, Grove TMS760E truck-mounted crane and Manitowoc 999 crawler, plus two more truck-mounted units: a Grove TMS800E and the all-new Grove TMS9000-2....
Fri February 02, 2018
Crane Lifts Two Pieces of Holocaust History Amidst Museum Expansion
A crane helped to lift two enormous pieces of history at the Holocaust Museum Houston. The museum is currently in the middle of a $50 million expansion project, which prompted the relocation of an old railcar and a Danish boat, KHOU News reported....
Tue January 30, 2018
Hermann Kranverleih Puts Grove GMK5150L to Work in Southern Germany
Hermann Kranverleih is the first company to operate a Grove GMK5150L in the southern German region, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz). With a capacity of 165 ton (150 t) and a reach of 197 ft. (60 m), the five-axle crane is ideally suited for tower crane assembly and other applications where strength at height is required....
Mon January 29, 2018
Stephenson Equipment is Growing in Northeastern Pennsylvania
This is Stephenson Equipment's third expansion in the area since their first location in 2005 along route 315 in Pittston, Pa. Stephenson Equipment (SEI) is growing to meet the needs of their customers in the northeast region of Pennsylvania....
Mon January 29, 2018
SC&RA Publicly Releases Qualified Operator Evaluation Forms
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has made publicly available its newly developed Qualified Operator Evaluation Forms for both mobile and tower cranes ahead of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) crane operator evaluation and documentation requirements becoming effective on Feb....
Fri January 26, 2018
2017 Top Five Link-Belt Distributors
Mike Ogle, Link-Belt's manager of North American Sales, has announced the top five distributors for 2017. These distributors were selected on the basis of overall performance in the marketing and sales of Link-Belt cranes....
Mon January 22, 2018
Manitex International, Inc. Announces $6.3M Order for 42 Straight Mast Cranes
Manitex International, Inc. , a leading international provider of cranes and specialized lifting equipment, announced that it has finalized new orders totaling 42 Manitex cranes from Cropac Equipment, Inc....
Thu January 18, 2018
Large Crane Removes Skidded Plane From Slope
TRABZON, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities are using a large rough terrain crane to lift a passenger plane that skidded off a runway in northern Turkey and stopped on the side of a slope just meters away from the Black Sea....
Thu January 18, 2018
Vernazza Autogru Boosts Fleet with Two Terex RT 90 Rough Terrain Cranes
One of Italy's largest crane service providers, Vernazza Autogru has recently placed an order for two Terex RT 90 rough terrain cranes. Vernazza Autogru's new Terex RT 90 cranes have a five-section hydraulic boom that stretches 47 m and multi-stage outriggers....